Abstract

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Abstract
Background: In an earlier study investigating the can't ventilate/
can't intubate clinical scenario, induction of anesthesia with
thiopental 5 mg/kg and succinylcholine 1.0 mg/kg was
associated with a significant risk of oxyhemoglobin
desaturation. In that study, it appeared that the long duration of
succinylcholine-induced apnea was responsible for the
desaturation. Our hypothesis was that avoiding succinylcholine
by using propofol and remifentanil to facilitate tracheal
intubation would prevent prolonged apnea and subsequent
desaturation. We attempted to identify a dose of remifentanil
which, in combination with propofol ..